Register Now for the 10th Annual China International Silver Conference

(Washington, D.C. – July 26, 2011) Registration is open for the 10th China International Silver Conference (CISC), which will be held in Chongqing, China from October 19th to 21st, 2011. Attendees will include government officials, silver industry organizations, leading global silver mining companies, refiners, manufacturers, investors and traders.

The CISC has become the most essential international silver conference in the world for market participants and offers attendees an excellent forum for networking and learning more about the increasingly important role that China plays in the silver market, as noted by their being the world’s third largest silver mining country. The conference is open to all, and foreign participation is greatly encouraged by the conference organizers and sponsors.

Some of the timely topics to be addressed at the Conference are:

• Present and Future of Chinese Silver Imports and Exports Policies
• The International Silver Markets – A Review of Current Supply/Demand
• The Influence of China’s 12th Five Year Plan on the Silver Industry and the Nonferrous Metal Industry
• Silver Industrial Demand and New Uses
• How U.S. Mining Companies Collaborate with the Local Community and Protect the Environment
• Margin Requirements for COMEX Silver – Why are they Necessary?
• Silver Jewelry of the Ethnic Minorities in Southwest China
• The Current World Economy and the Future of the RMB
• International Financial Markets – the Debt Crises in Euro Zone Countries and its Influence on Precious Metals
• Japan’s Platinum and Silver Industrial Supply/Demand
• The Importance of London as a Precious Metals Financial Center and How the LBMA Authenticates Chinese Corporations
• The Characteristics of Silver Investment Markets in China
• International Silver Investment Strategies

In addition, there will be a panel discussion on the global silver industry, featuring CEOs of silver mining companies and financial experts. Among the topics are Silver Supply in Mexico, Mining Investment in North America and Opportunities for Chinese Investors, and Risk Control in Silver Investments.

The conference is sponsored by the China General Chamber of Commerce, the China Chamber of Commerce of Metal, Minerals & Chemicals Importers & Exporters, the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association, the Gems & Jewelry Trade Association of China, the Chongqing Municipal People’s Government, and the Silver Institute. The Conference is being organized by the Shanghai White Platinum and Silver Exchange.

The CISC conference location is twenty minutes from the Chongqing airport. Conference registration will take place on the 19th, with a welcome reception/dinner that evening. The speakers’ program will encompass a full day on the 20th and half-day on the 21st. For more information on the CISC, and to register for the event, please visit the conference web site at: http://www.china-silver2011.com/en/

The Silver Institute is a nonprofit international industry association headquartered in Washington, D.C. Established in 1971, the Institute serves as the industry’s voice in increasing public understanding of the value and many uses of silver.

For Further Information Contact:
Michael DiRienzo
The Silver Institute
888 16th Street, N.W., Suite 303
Washington, D.C. 20006
Tel: (202) 835-0185
Fax: (202) 835-0155